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"The Gentle Woodsman and the Final Fall Phoebe" from the By Thistle By Thimble collection

"The Gentle Woodsman and the Final Fall Phoebe" from the By Thistle By Thimble collection

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This week's featured story comes from the By Thistle By Thimble collection.

It's called "The Gentle Woodsman and the Final Fall Phoebe."

At an early age Tobias knew he would never marry. His love of the natural world gave him the sense of connection and dedication that he perceived marriage to be. Not until he is an old man and a late-to-migrate phoebe bird leads him to Dorothea, an expert forager who lives on the other side of the forest — only then does Tobias realize that there is a special kind of magic that comes from spending regular time with a particular friend.


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